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Under new changes, fines for housing code violations would be levied more quickly than now

The latest round of deaths on D.C. roads is prompting a renewed push for safety changes from the D.C. Council.

Spring has sprung rapidly this year in Washington. Snow is history, and greenery has exploded, overwhelming the cold, bleak landscape in just a few weeks.

The pièce de résistance inside one of Christian Zapatka’s recent home renovations isn’t a large-scale painting or an ornate lighting fixture. The highlight is a continual wall of floor-to-ceiling…

As part of DC's Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) commitment to clear its backlog of vacant properties, the agency is preparing for another online auction.

The mother of a classmate remembered him as “an extremely artistic, sensitive, brilliant and thoughtful child.” A neighbor on his street in Northwest Washington said he expected the boy “to grow up…

IN THE past two years, there have been five different proposals affecting the commercial tax rate in the District. Two became law, and if the D.C. Council goes along with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s…

Beautiful weather and a trifecta of celebrations drew a crowd to the National Zoo on Monday.

A ice cream truck by the National Mall was engulfed in flames at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

One of the Americans killed in the Easter bomb attacks in Sri Lanka was a young boy from the D.C. area.

The transit agency says it will put $65 million toward a myriad of sustainability efforts by 2025

A student at Sidwell Friends School in Washington was one of a handful of Americans killed in Sri Lanka over the weekend.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening a restaurant in Anacostia, nearly 26 years after the chain’s founding.

WeWork is entering a new D.C. neighborhood as part of its continued expansion throughout the District.

When Rachel Maisler planned her first memorial ride—to honor Jeff Long, a 36-year-old cyclist who was killed by the driver of a truck making a right-hand turn last year—she sought out Dave Salovesh. …

As the moon landing turns 50 in July, astronomy fans and science fiction buffs can celebrate the anniversary at a series of space-themed, outdoor movie screenings in D.C.

D.C. is home to several annual festivals that local moviegoers eagerly anticipate: AFI Docs and the European Union Showcase at AFI Silver, the Freer/Sackler’s smaller Iranian and Hong Kong festivals:…

For seven years, Washingtonians with chronic illnesses affected by diet have been able to obtain prescriptions for fresh produce from doctors and redeem them at area farmers markets. Local nonprofit…

The District as the new Amsterdam? Maybe.